Hendry Feels Good About Cubs Off-Season

According to a report in the Tribune, Jim Hendry feels “the club significantly improved” from a disappointing season a year ago. Hendry admitted, “We knew a couple of years ago this would be a year a lot of the contracts we did would restrict us.”

Hendry explained he “feels good” about the players he brought in and conceded the fact the Cubs need players to perform better than they did a year ago.

The Cubs GM took responsibility, once again, for the decisions he made last winter.

“It’s not like we had a lot of room for new bodies. We just needed to get a couple of pieces, and we really think Byrd and Nady are going to help us in a lot of areas, especially offensively. And I’m optimistic some of the people that didn’t hit last year will. Rudy is going to help us. I think we’re quite a bit better.”

21 – Hired Hitting Coach Rudy Jaramillo
23 – Outrighted Bobby Scales to Triple-A Iowa
27 – The Ricketts family took over control of the Chicago Cubs
28 – The Ricketts family first day as the owners of the Chicago Cubs
30 – The Ricketts family introduced as the owners of the Chicago Cubs

The Cubs are said to have serious interest in Jason Frasor (Toronto Blue Jays) and Luke Gregerson (San Diego Padres). If Hendry makes a deal it could cost the Cubs one of a trio of pitchers … Sean Marshall, Tom Gorzelanny or Angel Guzman.

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